| Obsidian | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2020 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, death-doom [1] | |||
| Length | 45:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jaime Gomez Arellano | |||
| Paradise Lost chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Obsidian | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[3] |
| Classic Rock |
[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | A [5] |
| Kerrang! |
[6] |
| Metal Hammer |
[7] |
| Metal Storm | 8/10 [8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.8/5 [9] |
Obsidian is the sixteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It was released on 15 May 2020 via Nuclear Blast. [10] Music videos were released for the songs "Darker Thoughts" and "Fall from Grace". Metal Hammer named it as the 11th best metal album of 2020. [11] Obsidian is the band's last album to feature Waltteri Väyrynen on drums, who went on to join Opeth in 2022.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darker Thoughts" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Fall from Grace" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Ghosts" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "The Devil Embraced" | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Forsaken" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Serenity" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Ending Days" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Hope Dies Young" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Ravenghast" | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 45:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Hear the Night" | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Defiler" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 55:54 | |
Personnel
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes – vocals
- Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
- Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
- Steve Edmondson – bass
- Waltteri Väyrynen – drums
Other personnel
- Alicia Nurho – violin (1 & 7)
- Heather Mackintosh – backing vocals (8)
- Jaime Gomez Arellano – recording, mixing, and mastering
- Federico De Luca – layout
- Adrian Baxter – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 11 |
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 16 |
| Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 31 |
| Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [16] | 2 |
| French Albums ( SNEP) [17] | 105 |
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 2 |
| Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [19] | 8 |
| Italian Albums ( FIMI) [20] | 59 |
| Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [21] | 187 |
| Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [22] | 5 |
| Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [23] | 31 |
| Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [24] | 4 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [25] | 32 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [26] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Paradise Lost - Obsidian". metalstorm.net.
- ^ "Obsidian by Paradise Lost". Metacritic. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Obsidian - Paradise Lost | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian: turning bleakness into beauty". Metal Hammer. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian Finds the Goth Metal Pioneers as Sharp as Ever: Review". Consequence of Sound. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Album Review - Paradise Lost Obsidian". Kerrang!. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian: doom majesty meets old school goth bangers". Metal Hammer. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost - Obsidian review". metalstorm.net.
- ^ "Paradise Lost Obsidian". Sputnikmusic. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Obsidian: Paradise Lost". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ " Paradise Lost: Obsidian" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 26, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "オブシディアン | パラダイス・ロスト" [Obsidian | Paradise Lost] (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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| Obsidian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2020 | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, death-doom [1] | |||
| Length | 45:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Jaime Gomez Arellano | |||
| Paradise Lost chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Obsidian | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[3] |
| Classic Rock |
[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | A [5] |
| Kerrang! |
[6] |
| Metal Hammer |
[7] |
| Metal Storm | 8/10 [8] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.8/5 [9] |
Obsidian is the sixteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It was released on 15 May 2020 via Nuclear Blast. [10] Music videos were released for the songs "Darker Thoughts" and "Fall from Grace". Metal Hammer named it as the 11th best metal album of 2020. [11] Obsidian is the band's last album to feature Waltteri Väyrynen on drums, who went on to join Opeth in 2022.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darker Thoughts" | 5:46 |
| 2. | "Fall from Grace" | 5:42 |
| 3. | "Ghosts" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "The Devil Embraced" | 6:08 |
| 5. | "Forsaken" | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Serenity" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Ending Days" | 4:36 |
| 8. | "Hope Dies Young" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Ravenghast" | 5:30 |
| Total length: | 45:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Hear the Night" | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Defiler" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 55:54 | |
Personnel
Paradise Lost
- Nick Holmes – vocals
- Gregor Mackintosh – lead guitar
- Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar
- Steve Edmondson – bass
- Waltteri Väyrynen – drums
Other personnel
- Alicia Nurho – violin (1 & 7)
- Heather Mackintosh – backing vocals (8)
- Jaime Gomez Arellano – recording, mixing, and mastering
- Federico De Luca – layout
- Adrian Baxter – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 11 |
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 16 |
| Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 31 |
| Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [16] | 2 |
| French Albums ( SNEP) [17] | 105 |
| German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [18] | 2 |
| Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [19] | 8 |
| Italian Albums ( FIMI) [20] | 59 |
| Japanese Albums ( Oricon) [21] | 187 |
| Polish Albums ( ZPAV) [22] | 5 |
| Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [23] | 31 |
| Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [24] | 4 |
| UK Albums ( OCC) [25] | 32 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums ( OCC) [26] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Paradise Lost - Obsidian". metalstorm.net.
- ^ "Obsidian by Paradise Lost". Metacritic. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Obsidian - Paradise Lost | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian: turning bleakness into beauty". Metal Hammer. 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian Finds the Goth Metal Pioneers as Sharp as Ever: Review". Consequence of Sound. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Album Review - Paradise Lost Obsidian". Kerrang!. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost's Obsidian: doom majesty meets old school goth bangers". Metal Hammer. 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Paradise Lost - Obsidian review". metalstorm.net.
- ^ "Paradise Lost Obsidian". Sputnikmusic. 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Obsidian: Paradise Lost". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ " Paradise Lost: Obsidian" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 26, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paradise Lost – Obsidian" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "オブシディアン | パラダイス・ロスト" [Obsidian | Paradise Lost] (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Paradise Lost – Obsidian". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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